Dear Brothers and Sisters, During this year's Lent, according to the Lord’s judgment, we are going through a new test: the World Health Organization has officially announced a pandemic of the new coronavirus, COVID-19. According to publicized information, thousands of people are infected, many have died. In the European countries, in the USA, and … [Read more...]
Ingrian and Finnish Church Leaders Meet in Helsinki
On March 12, 2020, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev, ELCIR Chief Secretary Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, Bishop’s Vicar Rev. Olav Panchu, Rev. Dean Aleksei Kronholm of the ELCIR Karelian Deanery, and Rev. Aleksei Uimanen met with ecclesiastic leaders of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and the Diocese of Helsinki. Kind acknowledgments to Chief Secretary … [Read more...]
Social Service Thanks Ingrian Diaconia
The Center for Social Assistance to Families and Children in Vasileostrovsky District, St. Petersburg, has thanked the Diaconal Department of The Church of Ingria for assisting in establishing a room for teaching special-needs children from families going through a crisis. Original news post in Russian on vk.com … [Read more...]
Ingrian Students Learn from Social Workers
On March 8, 2020, the Theological Institute's child & youth worker course was happy to welcome Darya Vasilyeva and Diana Makarenko, co-workers of Pristan (“Harbor”), a charity for social rehabilitation of orphans. The young ladies conducted a class of a literature & theater studio project called Voobrazharium ("Imaginarium"). The Ingrian … [Read more...]
Spring Term of Initial Theological Course Starts at TICI
The spring term of the Initial Theological Course began on the campus of the Theological Institute (TICI) on March 10, 2020. The course teaches future ministers from different congregations of The Church of Ingria. The term opened with a worship service. Bishop and Rector Ivan Laptev and the TICI students wished a happy birthday anniversary to … [Read more...]
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